This harks back to the days when Chief Constables were a shoo in from the military. I hope they don't go for the snob value of having a knight as their PCC.
He is going to lead a team - who pays for the team? Where will he recruit them from - cronies for the Air Force?
To say we should vote would give someone we don't want to support a mandate that we don't want to give him.
Personnally I would have prefered to vote for "None of the Above" this allowing NOT to have a PCC, or at least to reject those who stand.
Please let us know how he gets on.